40 | | - | [ crimes and punishments - Oklahoma Law on Obscen ity |
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41 | | - | and Child Pornography - statute of limitations - |
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42 | | - | nonconsensual dissemination - effective date ] |
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| 43 | + | An Act relating to crimes and punishments; amending |
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| 44 | + | 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.13b, which re lates to the |
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| 45 | + | Oklahoma Law on Obscen ity and Child Pornography; |
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| 46 | + | providing statute of limitations for the |
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| 47 | + | nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images ; |
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| 48 | + | and providing an effective date. |
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49 | 55 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 56 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 21 O.S. 2021, Section 1040.13b, is |
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51 | 57 | | amended to read as follows: |
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52 | 58 | | Section 1040.13b A. As used in this section: |
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53 | 59 | | 1. "Image" includes a photograph, film, videotape, digital |
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54 | 60 | | recording or other depiction or portr ayal of an object, including a |
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55 | 61 | | human body; |
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56 | 62 | | 2. "Intimate parts" means the fully unclothed, partially |
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57 | 63 | | unclothed or transparently clothed genitals, pubic area or female |
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58 | 64 | | adult nipple; and |
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87 | 94 | | B. A person commits nonconsensual dissemination of private |
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88 | 95 | | sexual images when he or she: |
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89 | 96 | | 1. Intentionally disseminates an image of another person: |
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90 | 97 | | a. who is at least eighteen (18) years of age, |
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91 | 98 | | b. who is identifiable from the image itself or |
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92 | 99 | | information displayed in connection with the i mage, |
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93 | 100 | | and |
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94 | 101 | | c. who is engaged in a sexual act or whose intimate parts |
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95 | 102 | | are exposed, in whole or in part; |
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96 | | - | 2. Disseminates the image with the intent to harass, extort, |
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97 | | - | intimidate or coerce the person, or under circum stances in which a |
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98 | | - | reasonable person would know or u nderstand that dissemination of the |
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99 | | - | image would harass, extort, intimidate or coerce the person; |
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| 103 | + | 2. Disseminates the image with the intent to harass, intimidate |
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| 104 | + | or coerce the person, or under circumstances in which a reasonable |
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| 105 | + | person would know or u nderstand that dissemination of the image |
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| 106 | + | would harass, intimidate or coerce the person; |
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137 | 145 | | 2. The dissemination is for the purpose of, or in connection |
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138 | 146 | | with, the reporting of unlawful conduct; |
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139 | 147 | | 3. The images involve voluntary exposure in public or |
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140 | 148 | | commercial settings; or |
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141 | 149 | | 4. The dissemination serves a lawful purpose. |
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142 | 150 | | D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose |
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143 | 151 | | liability upon the following entities solely as a result of content |
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144 | 152 | | or information provided by another person: |
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145 | 153 | | 1. An interactive computer service, as defined in 47 U.S.C., |
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146 | 154 | | Section 230(f)(2); |
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147 | 155 | | 2. A wireless service provider, as defined in Section 332(d) of |
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148 | 156 | | the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C., S ection 151 et seq., |
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149 | 157 | | Federal Communications Commission rules, and the Omnibus Budget |
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150 | 158 | | Reconciliation Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103 -66; or |
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151 | 159 | | 3. A telecommunications network or broadband provider. |
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152 | 160 | | E. A person convicted under this section is subject to the |
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153 | 161 | | forfeiture provisions in Section 1040.54 of thi s title. |
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154 | 162 | | F. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection B of |
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155 | 163 | | this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor |
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156 | 164 | | punishable by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one |
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157 | 165 | | (1) year, or by a fine of not more than One Thousand Do llars |
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158 | 166 | | ($1,000.00), or both such fine and imprisonment . |
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187 | 196 | | to gain anything of value as a result of the nonconsensual |
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188 | 197 | | dissemination of private sexual images shall , upon conviction, be |
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189 | 198 | | guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the |
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190 | 199 | | Department of Corrections for not more than four (4) years. A |
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191 | 200 | | second or subsequent violatio n of this subsection shall be a felony |
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192 | 201 | | punishable by imprisonment in the custody of the Department of |
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193 | 202 | | Corrections for not more than ten (10) years and the offender shall |
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194 | 203 | | be required to register as a sex offender under the Sex Offenders |
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195 | 204 | | Registration Act. |
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196 | 205 | | H. The state shall not have the discretion to file a |
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197 | 206 | | misdemeanor charge, pursuant to Section 234 of Title 22 of th e |
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198 | 207 | | Oklahoma Statutes, for a violation pursuant to subsection G of this |
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199 | 208 | | section. |
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200 | 209 | | I. The court shall have the authority to order the defendant to |
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201 | 210 | | remove the disseminated image should the court find it is in the |
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202 | 211 | | power of the defendant to do so. |
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203 | | - | J. A prosecution for a violation of subsection B of this |
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204 | | - | section shall be commenced within five (5) years after the discovery |
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205 | | - | of the crime. For purposes of this subsection, "discovery" means |
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206 | | - | the date the crime is reported to a law enforcement agency. |
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207 | | - | SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. |
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| 212 | + | J. There is no limitation of the time within which a |
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| 213 | + | prosecution for a violation of subsection B of this section must be |
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| 214 | + | commenced. Such prosecution may be commenced at any time after the |
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| 215 | + | discovery of the crime. For purposes of this subsection, |
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| 216 | + | "discovery" means the date the crime is reported to a law |
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| 217 | + | enforcement agency. |
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